All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen To Contest West Bengal Polls
Mumbai: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that on March 27, his party will announce the number of seats it will contest in the West Bengal elections.
Speaking to ANI over the phone, Owaisi said: “AIMIM will contest the upcoming West Bengal elections.”
Owaisi said further information about the number of seats to be contested by AIMIM will be announced at a public meeting in Sagdighi on 27 March.
He further revealed that the decision was made after a political discussion between his party and Furfura Sharif Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui.
Furfura Sharif’s Indian Secular Front (ISF) had already formed an alliance with the Left and Congress parties under the Sanjukta Morcha. The AIMIM chief has generally maintained silence over speculation about his participation in the upcoming West Bengal elections.
The elections for 30 assembly seats will be conducted during the first phase. The results of the elections for the 294-member State Assembly will be announced on May 2.
(With ANI Inputs)
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